When an extraordinary new resident – Balakrishna, an Indian elephant – arrived in the town of East River, Nova Scotia, in 1967, no one was more in awe of the creature than young Winton Cook, who became inseparable from his mammoth new friend. Using painterly animation, photographs and home-movie treasures, Balakrishna transmits the wistfulness of childhood memories, while evoking themes of friendship and loss, and issues of immigration and elephant conservation.
Genre: Animation, Documentary
Stars:
Crew: Camila Blos (Production Coordinator), Maral Mohammadian (Producer), Denis Pilon (Online Editor), Geoff Mitchell (Foley), Claire Blanchet (Compositor), Aparna Kapur (Writer)
Country: Canada
Language: English
Studio: ONF | NFB
Runtime: 15 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 20, 2019
IMDb: 10
